Indian contrabands worth Tk1 cr seized in Joypurhat; 5 held

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested five alleged smugglers and seized Indian contrabands worth over Tk one crore from a train at Panchbibi Rail Station here early Saturday.The arrestees could not be identified yet.Tipped off, a team of BGB-3 battalion along with the local administration conducted a drive in Rajshahi-bound ‘Uttara Express’ train from Dinajpur Hili border area when it reached Panchbibi rail station and arrested five smugglers around 5:30 am.Later they also recovered Indian goods worth over Tk one crore from their possession.Nasir Imam Rumi, additional director of BGB-3, confirmed the incident. -UNB, Joypurhat